Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-10-06
BY THE SEA.
POLITICS IN AND AROUND NORFOLK
AHD PORTSMOUTH.
an harmonious Republican Conven-
ton Matters at the Navy-Yard-
Thief Jailed.
Correspondence of the Richmond Di.patch.I

Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
NORFOLK, October 3, 1887.
The Republicans of Norfolk county
met in convention to-day at Providence
Church and renominatedCo Colonel George
A. Martin for the House OF Delegates.
The convention was by no means har-
monious, and there was a considerable
fight and much opposition to Colonel
Martin manifested, as a colored man
wanted the place. The Republicans
are making quite a stir in the county
Just now, and among the cOlored ele-
ment meetings are in progress nightly.
The Democrats will probably unite on
n compromise candidate for the House
at the convention to be held next week.
The Democrats will open the cam
paien in this section on Friday night
with an open air mass meeting in
Portsmouth, when Colonel Charles 7.
OFerrall, Of the Valley; Judge L. r.
Watts, Captain r. G. Marshall, and
other speakers will address the people.
Another mass-meeting will be held the
next night in Norfolk for Colonel
O'Fenall. Norfolk having added an
other ward from county territory with
out a colored voter In it is certain to
send a full Democratic delegation 10
the Legislature. Portsmouth is solid,
as usual, but there is scramble for
the House of Delegates, and "a prima-
ry election will have to be held. The
Republicans will make no nomina-
tons.
The new Baptist church in BerkIey
Las paid the last dollar Of its indebt-
ness.
The oyster-packers are hard-up for
men TO work on the oyster-rOcks. All
familiar with the business have all the
work they can do, and hands are in
great demand. as orders are now rush
ing in from all the purchasing points.
The through freights on the Old
Dominion steamships last month ex-
coedcd September of last year by more
than million pounds.
The civil service competitive ex-
animation continues at the custom
house, but will close to-day. Several
of the contestants are ladies.
1t is rumored that j. b. Prince, OF
Jerusalem, is to be vice-president of
the Atlantic and Danville railroad.
a survey was held to-day on the
lumber schooner Mary Augusta, bound
for Baltimore, which put in yester-
day leaking, and she was ordered TO be
repaired.
The delay in commencing the new
Simpson dry-dock at the navy-yard is
caused by the Governments requiring
the contractor to give seven bondsmen,
and each one worth the full amount of
the bond.
4 board convened at the navy-yard
t.. day to decide whether the United
States steamer Yantic can be repaired
within the 20 per cent. limit Of origi-
nal cost as provided by law.
1le steamer Westmoreland touched
here Yesterday with Grand Army of
the Republic excursionists from Penn
sylyania.
A double dwelling at the corner of
Count and County streets, in Ports
outh, belonging to Culpeper & Fere-
lcc, was considerably damaged by fire
this morning. Insured.
A few days since, near HEREFORD, n.
c., negro man named Dawley Dor
rowed q knife and cut hard lump out
of the side OF his head and died from
the effects the same day.
Peter Brown, while atwork on one OF
the cotton ships to-day, was caught I'M
der bale of cotton that fell into the
hold of the ship and so crushed and
hurt that a fatal result is feared.
Cbief.Engineer George W. Melville,
chief Of the Bureau Of Steam En-
gineering, arrived here to-day from
Washington to inspect the condition of
the steam engineering department OF
the navy-yard, with view to building
tho machinery for the armored cruiser
to be constructed here.
A man named Joseph Watson entered
q wholesale house on Water street this
afternoon and stole S226 from the safe
in the presence of the book-kseper.
The man was arrested and locked mp at
the Police station. u.